TABLE 17.   MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS OF BENTGRASS CULTIVARS IN THE                                           
                                                  2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREENS) TEST AT BLACKSBURG, VA  1/                                               
                                                                      2017 DATA                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     TURFGRASS QUALITY RATINGS 1-9;  9=BEST  2/   

                                                                            QUALITY RATINGS
                                     NAME                      APR    MAY    JUL    AUG    OCT    NOV    MEAN                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
                                     DECLARATION               5.7    7.0    7.0    6.3    7.3    7.3     8.0                                     
                                     DLFPS-AP/3058             6.0    7.0    7.3    7.0    6.7    7.3     8.0                                     
                                     BARRACUDA                 5.7    7.0    7.0    6.7    7.0    7.3     7.7                                     
                                     L-93 XD                   6.3    7.0    7.0    6.7    7.0    7.7     7.7                                     
                                     PIRANHA (DC-1)            6.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    6.7    7.7     7.7                                     
                                     777 (DLFPS-AP/3054)       6.0    7.0    7.3    6.3    6.3    7.3     7.3                                     
                                     DLFPS-AP/3059             5.7    7.0    6.7    6.7    6.0    7.3     7.3                                     
                                     GDE                       6.3    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.0    7.7     7.3                                     
                                     PENN A-1                  6.0    7.0    6.7    6.7    6.0    7.0     7.3                                     
                                     V-8                       5.7    7.0    6.7    6.3    6.3    7.7     7.3                                     
                                     DLFPS-AP/3018             6.0    7.0    7.0    6.7    6.0    7.0     7.0                                     
                                     DLFPS-AP/3056             6.0    7.0    6.7    6.7    6.0    7.0     7.0                                     
                                     KINGDOM                   6.0    7.0    6.7    6.0    6.0    7.0     7.0                                     
                                     LUMINARY                  6.0    7.0    6.7    6.7    6.3    7.0     7.0                                     
                                     NIGHTLIFE                 5.3    7.0    6.7    6.0    6.0    7.0     7.0                                     
                                     PENNCROSS                 5.7    7.0    6.0    6.0    6.0    7.0     7.0                                     
                                     SHARK                     6.0    7.0    7.0    6.3    6.0    7.0     7.0                                     
                                     ARMOR                     5.3    5.7    6.0    5.0    5.7    7.0     6.7                                     
                                     PST-ROPS                  6.0    7.0    7.0    6.0    6.0    7.0     6.7                                     
                                     PURE SELECT               6.0    6.3    6.7    5.7    5.7    7.0     6.3   
                                  
                                     LSD VALUE                 0.9    0.3    1.0    1.2    0.7    0.7     0.2                                     
                                     C.V. (%)                  6.5    2.7    6.5    9.0    4.5    5.7     2.3                                     

                         1/  TO DETERMINE STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES AMONG ENTRIES, SUBTRACT ONE ENTRY'S MEAN FROM ANOTHER ENTRY'S MEAN.
                             STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES OCCUR WHEN THIS VALUE IS LARGER THAN THE CORRESPONDING LSD VALUE (LSD 0.05).

                         2/  C.V. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION) INDICATES THE PERCENT VARIATION OF THE MEAN IN EACH COLUMN.
                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                           
       TABLE A.                                2017 LOCATIONS, SITE DESCRIPTIONS AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN                                               
                                                         THE 2014 NATIONAL BENTGRASS (GREEN) TEST                                                          
                                                                                                                                                           
                                                     SOIL          SOIL                         SUN             MOWING                                     
                         SOIL           SOIL      PHOSPHOROUS   POTASSIUM        NITROGEN       OR              HEIGHT    IRRIGATION                       
       LOCATION         TEXTURE         PH        (LBS/ACRE)    (LBS/ACRE)   (LBS/1000 SQ FT)   SHADE           (IN)      PRACTICED                        
                                                                                                                                                           
         VA1      SILTY CLAY LOAM       6.1-6.5      61-150      151-240         3.1-4.0        FULL SUN        0.6-1.0   TO PREVENT DORMANCY